At ten o'clock in the evening, the tent where Lieutenant General Ito was located was still brightly lit.

The battle in the afternoon made him very dissatisfied, whether it was the attack on the city wall or the street fighting after the troops entered the city, he felt like he had been slapped in the face.

Despite the sumptuous dinner and a bottle of sake prepared by the orderlies, Lieutenant General Ito had no appetite at all, and after a few bites, he asked the orderlies to withdraw, and then stared at the map spread out on the table in front of him in deep thought.

"Division commander, tomorrow we will definitely be able to take Xiangfen and kill the Eighth Route Army in the city!" In order to break the increasingly solemn atmosphere of the tent, the chief of staff hesitated and complimented.

"I'm not worried about taking Xiangfen City!" Lieutenant General Ito finally spoke, and then voiced his current concerns.

"What I'm most worried about is the next encirclement and suppression operation!"

"After taking Xiangfen, we have only swept half of the entire Eighth Route Army base area. However, the total strength of the new regiment eliminated is certainly not half, or even less than a third! ”

"And what about our losses? Along the way, their guerrillas and local units inflicted nearly a thousand casualties on us! ”

"Then the loss of an infantry brigade in the rear, and the loss of another brigade and a half brigade today, all added up to the strength of a wing is gone!"

"I don't dare to imagine how many troops we will lose in the next encirclement and suppression, as well as the decisive battle with the main force of the new regiment!"

Seeing that the chief of staff was frowning and not speaking, Lieutenant General Ito continued: "Let's just say that our Central Route Army, after losing one and a half brigades today, tomorrow's encirclement and suppression, the Central Route Army will not have enough troops to divide it into three to ensure the tight ...... of the entire encirclement and suppression blockade line."

Without troops, even if the king of heaven comes, there is no solution.

The chief of staff could only stare at the map with his head down, and then say nothing.

Lieutenant General Ito let out a long sigh, knowing that this was a difficult chief of staff. As a result, the atmosphere in the command headquarters became silent and oppressive once again.

"Dada...... Boom Boom Boom ......"

Suddenly, a burst of gunfire broke the atmosphere.

As soon as Lieutenant General Ito raised his head, two murderous auras shot out from his eyes, and then judged.

"The sound of gunfire came from the north gate, and the Eighth Route Army in the city must want to repeat the old trick and re-direct the battle process when they broke through the siege in Linfen City!"

Then he ordered: "However, they also underestimate us too much~ Xiangfen is not Linfen, although we only accept two infantry squadrons at each city gate, but because the city is small and the troops are very concentrated, it is definitely not so easy for them to break through the interception of our two squadrons!" ”

"There are also cavalry troops and chariot troops, and reinforcements around the city can join the battle in the past ten minutes~"

"Since the Eighth Route Army in the city took the initiative to kill and send them to death, then I will fulfill them!"

"Chief of Staff, order the Chariot Brigade, the Second Brigade of the Cavalry Wing, to attack immediately and reinforce the North Gate~"

"Also, order the interception troops outside the other three city gates to strengthen their vigilance from now on to prevent the Eighth Route Army from attacking the east and west!"

"The 3rd Brigade of the Cavalry Wing is ready to attack at any time!"

"The guard units directly under the division and regiment have also strengthened their vigilance, especially the artillery positions, don't be attacked by the Eighth Route Army's receiving troops!"

The chief of staff answered and rushed out of the tent.

Lieutenant General Ito also withdrew his gaze from the map and began to focus on the battle that had already begun at the city gates

If you win this battle by yourself, the low morale of the troops will definitely recover a lot, and you will also be able to eliminate many of the main forces of the Eighth Route Army!

Five minutes went by in the blink of an eye.

The sound of horses' hooves and the roar of chariots just now became weaker and weaker.

Lieutenant General Ito was confident that in a few minutes, the reinforcements would be able to collide with the breakthrough troops of the Eighth Route Army, and then kill them one by one.

"Division commander...... Something happened~"

Suddenly, the chief of staff rushed in, with a look of shock and panic on his face, and reported when he saw Lieutenant General Ito.

"The cavalry and chariot brigade went late, and the Eighth Route Army in the city successfully broke through, and also beat our reinforcements on the way to break through and kill dozens of our cavalry!"

"It's impossible to ......," Lieutenant General Ito denied without hesitation.

"Our troops guarding the city gate are not muddy, and in just a few minutes, the Eighth Route Army broke through their interception, will the Eighth Route Army not be able to fly......"

"The imperial army of two infantry squadrons, even more than 300 pigs, can also hold back the breakthrough troops of the Eighth Route Army for more than ten minutes...... Chief of Staff, you must be mistaken! ”

The chief of staff hastened to explain: "It's the tank ......"

"The four tanks we entered the city in the afternoon did not escape, and the Eighth Route Army did not know what method to use, but it actually allowed two of the tanks to move!"

"The two tanks rushed to the front, the infantry followed closely behind to attack, and the defense line formed by our two squadrons was simply crushed with one blow!"

"After they successfully broke through, they left behind two tanks and a large number of machine guns, and our cavalry was caught off guard and directly caught off guard by their powerful machine gun fire!"

"And ...... Even if the Eighth Route Army in the city does not have tanks to cooperate, they can successfully break through before our reinforcements arrive~"

"How is this possible?" While Lieutenant General Ito was still immersed in shock, the chief of staff did not stop, but continued to report.

"When they broke through, the Eighth Route Army inside and outside the city concentrated at least thirty mortars and a dozen infantry guns against our two squadrons blocking the north gate. The shelling lasted only two minutes, and the two squadrons received more than five hundred shells. Then the Eighth Route Army in the city broke through under the cover of tanks......"

"Eight Grid Tooth Road, the Eighth Route Army is so cunning, the duck that has bitten into its mouth actually let them fly again~" Lieutenant General Ito finally reacted.

Then he ordered with a calm face: "Since the Eighth Route Army in the city has broken through, there is no need to block the city gate!" ”

"Let these troops quickly concentrate on the division headquarters, the breakthrough just now shows that there is an elite Eighth Route Army with powerful firepower hidden around us. If the forces continue to disperse, it is likely that they will be broken by the Eighth Route Army using the cover of night! ”

The chief of staff reacted quickly: "I'll go and give the order right away!" ”

The headquarters of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region was also brightly lit because of the heavy encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army.

Just as the commander sat in his chair and squinted his eyes to take a break, a rush of footsteps came, and then the sound of the door opening sounded in his ears.

The commander opened his eyes suddenly, and then saw the deputy chief of staff rushing towards him with a look of urgency.

Maybe it was because he saw that he was awake, and before he could come, he reported: "Commander...... Arsenal...... Something happened to the arsenal......"

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